Myanmar court jails Rakhine leader for 20 years for treason

Aye Maung, the former chairman of the Arakan National Party, renowned for hardline views against the Rohingya Muslim minority was sentenced for treason and defamation over an allegedly inflammatory speech in Jan 2018, a day before deadly riots. The following evening, Rakhine protesters briefly seized a govt building and police opened fire, killing seven people.

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